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MECHU project treats over 20,000 patients free of cost

By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) The Mobile Emergency Healthcare Unit (MECHU) project of Government of Sindh’s Special Initiative Department (SID) has already treated well over 20,000 patients free of cost in the various districts of the province in less than one year duration. The MECHU, which had commenced operations in June 2016, has treated more than 22,000 patients in a matter of 10 and a half months and it expects to serve larger number of people with the acquisition of more resources in future.  In the ADP 2014-15, the SID of the Government of Sindh had initiated the MECHU project for the welfare of the people.  The project envisaged procurement of 16 mobile hospitals which became operational by June 2016 to provide free medical treatment and facilities to the inhabitants of remote and far-flung areas of the province on a regular basis besides playing its role in calamities.  The operation of the units was outsour...